Changeable color lady&#39;s handbag



B. B. HOVIS CHANGEABLE COLOR LADY'S HANDBAG Nam 36, 1954 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed June 6, 1950 INVENTOR BILL B- HOVIS ATTORNEY Nov. 16, 1954 B. B. HOVIS 2,694,427

CHANGEABLE COLOR LADYS HANDBAG 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed June 6, 1950 INVENTOR BILL B- HOVIS BY Q ATT? RNEY United States Patent CHANGEABLE COLOR LADYS HANDBAG Bill B. Hovis, Cincinnati, Ohio Application June 6, 1950, Serial No. 166,373

4 Claims. (Cl. 150-28) This invention pertains to a changeable color ladys handbag which has a substantially rigid frame with a plurality of hinged panels that may be a supporting structure for the changeable color covering secured to said frame.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a changeable color ladys handbag which has a substantially rigid frame adapted to have detachably secured thereto a body portion consisting of a multiplicity of panels to be encased by a covering material, and a closure secured to the frame.

A further object of the invention is to provide a changeable color ladys handbag having a channelized frame adapted to have a foundation bag secured to one portion thereof and a foldable enclosure adapted to be encased in a cover material and to be detachably secured to the channelized frame which is also adapted to have a closure for the handbag.

A further object of the invention is to provide a changeable color handbag of the class set forth which utilizes a multiple panel encasement adapted to be covered on the exterior surface thereof by a desired covering material with means for securing the various panels in a fixed relation to one another and to the frame while maintaining said covering material in fixed relation to the panels when said panels are operatively secured to the rame.

A further object of the invention is to provide a frame having a multiplicity of hinged panels foldable to engage said frame with means for maintaining a covering material on said panels partially by a transparent shell adapted to fit about the hinged panels and be secured to the frame.

A further object of the invention is to provide a ladys handbag of the class set forth wherein a foundation bag is encased in a covering bag with both said foundation bag and said covering bag being secured to a frame, and a transparent envelope encasing the covering bag with novel means for maintaining the entire assembly in operative condition.

Further and other objects of the invention may be and may become apparent to one skilled in the art. and it is intended that the present showing is by way of illustration of a preferred embodiment.

It is to be understood that various changes and modifications may be made in the invention without departing from the spirit of the subjoined claims.

Referring to the drawings:

Fig. l is a perspective view of a preferred form of the invention.

Fig. 2 is a planned view of the hinged body panels spread out on a covering material.

Fig. 3 shows the body panels, without the covering material. folded in position to engage the frame holding the foundation bag.

Fig. 4 is an end view partially broken away showing the foundation bag and the covered body panels in relation to the frame and the closure.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged sectional view taken along lines 55 of Fig. 1 showing the method of holding the closure in fixed relation to the frame.

Fig. 6 is a partial sectional view of the upper portion of one form of the invention showing a modification thereof.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of a transparent envelope for enclosing the body panels.

Fig. 8 is an enlarged sectional view taken along lines 8-8 of Fig. 6 showing the means for securing together the components of the modified form.

Fig. 9 is an enlarged sectional view showing the vertical corner edges of the invention secured together with the covering material.

Referring to the drawings there is shown a changeable color ladys handbag 20 which consists of a channelized frame 21 having a closure 22 connected by hinges 23, with a clasp 24 secured to the edge of the closure opposite the hinges 23 by pins 25, or may be secured by some other suitable or convenient means.

A groove 26 is formed exteriorly on the four sides of the frame 21. As shown in section in Fig. 4, it has a raised portion, or ridge, 27 which extends into the channel portion of the frame. The ball catch 28 which has a shoulder 29 that engages the ridge 30 is urged by the spring 31 forwardly into the groove 26. The body 32 of the handbag consists of several panels hingedly connected together. Said panels consist of a base panel 33, a pair of side panels 34, and a pair of end panels 35. Said side and end panels are hingedly connected to the base by hinges 36.

The view shown in Fig. 2 indicates a covering material of fabric 37 which is cut as shown with the shape of the textile material being substantially the shape of the connected panels flattened or laid out as shown in Fig. 2. The corners 38 of the textile material are cut at equal angles with their adjacent edges along a plane substantially contiguous with the corners 39 of the end and side panels.

By referring to Figs. 2 and 9, it will be seen that flanges 40 which extend along the vertical edges, when folded, of the end and side panels are bent inwardly so that they are substantially parallel with the complemental flanges of adjacent panels.

The inner free edge of the flanges has straight portions 41 on opposing sides of the serrated edge portions 42, which is shown for the vertical flanges, when the panels are folded. The top edges of the panels have straight portions 43 and serrated portions 44, oppositely bent, on both the end and side panels. As shown in Figs. 4 and 5, when the textile material 37 is drawn over the top edges of the panels and the vertical flanges, the textile material will be drawn taut and held in fixed position on the panels.

When the panels are folded as shown in Fig. 3 the entire body, carrying the textile material, will he slipped upwardly within the channelized frame so that the straight portions 43, which are bent outwardly, will be sprung inwardly as they engage the ridges 27 until said straight portions 43 pass beyond the ridge within the channelized member, at which time the inherent resiliency of the panels will urge them outwardly again so that the straight edges 43 will engage the inner portion of the ridge 27 to retain the body in the desired relation with the frame 21.

It will therefore be seen that textile material of any color may be placed over the flattened panels and after being cut, as shown in Fig. 2, the body may have the textile material secured thereon by the serrated edges of the panels, and the panels may be folded and gripped by the frame 21 as shown and described.

The foundation bag 45 may be made of any textile material or other suitable material and may be secured to the inner flange 46 of the frame by wiring or sewing the foundation bag 45 to the frame which has holes 47 equidistantly spaced about the lower edge thereof. The wire or stitching 48 may be seen in Fig. 5.

The foundation bag 45 may have substantially the same contour as the body panels when folded. An envelope 49 has tabs 50 secured on opposite ends of the envelope by pins 51. Apertures 52 are formed in the tabs so that they may receive the headed screws 53 which are threadedly connected to the frame 21 by the threaded holes 54, shown in Fig. 3. The handbag strap 55, shown broken away, has a clip 57 on either end thereof so that the hand bag strap which is gripped by the clip 57 may be held by the headed screw 53, to the frame 21.

In the modification shown in Fig. 6, it will be seen that the covering material may be paper 58 of any color and that it need not necessarily extend above the upper edge of the straight or serrated portions 43 and 44. The straight portions 43 are bent outwardly while the serrated portions 44 are bent inwardly. The upper edges 59 of the envelope 49 are shown engaging the lower edge of the ridge 27 (in Fig. 6) in the frame 21 which overlaps said upper edges 59.

A collar 60 may be secured within the end portions of the frame 21 and be threaded, for connecting to the headed screw 53 and increasing the strength of the strap connection.

A lip 61 formed in the closure at one edge thereof engages the frame 21 to act as a limiting means to assist in aligning the clasp of the closure with the frame.

From the foregoing, it will be seen that a changeable color ladys handbag may have a rigid body with means for attaching thereto flexible material of different colors or patterns. Further, a colored material, such as paper, fiber, sheet plastic, etc. may be used with a transparent or translucent envelope as an encasement for the decorative covering of the substantially rigid body panel portion.

It will be seen that the collar 60 is disposed within the channel 21 and substantially fills the space between the inner base of the channel and the top of the edges of the end panel 35. Since there are a pair of collars 60 on opposing ends of the handbag, to receive the headed screws 53, the collars 60 will prevent appreciable movement, if any, of the body portion in relation to the frame 21.

What is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent of the United States is:

l. A handbag of the class described having a channelized frame with means formed thereon to secure thereto a body portion, said body portion having a multiplicity of hinged panels including a base, a pair of end panels, and a pair of side panels, means formed on said panels for securing a covering material thereto, means formed on said panels for holding said body portion in fixed relation to said frame, and a foundation bag secured to the channelized frame.

2. A handbag of the class described having a channelized frame with means formed thereon to secure thereto a body portion, said body portion having a multiplicity of hinged panels including a base, a pair of end panels,

and a pair of side panels, penetrating means formed on said panels for engaging and securing a covering material thereto, elongated edges formed on said panels for holding said body portion in fixed relation to said frame, and a foundation bag secured to the channelized frame.

3. In a handbag, a body portion which includes a pair of opposed substantially rectangular members, a second pair of substantially rectangular members, a base to which said members are hingedly connected, each said member along its edge opposite said hinged connection including serrated and straight flange sections respectively oppositely diverging from the plane of said member and adapted to detachably engage material for covering said members,

' and frame means positioned in frictional engagement with the said opposite edges of said members.

4. A handbag having a frame, means formed on said frame to secure thereto a body portion, said body portion having a base, a pair of opposed side panels, a pair of opposed end panels, said panels being hinged to said base, and being removabiy engaged with the means formed on said frame, means formed on said panels for securing a covering material thereto, and resilient means formed on said panels for holding said body portion in fixed relation to said frame.

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